More Black Hawks for Army? The Australian Army Aviation Corp (AAAVN) may not get its long awaited follow-on Black Hawks till the end of the decade. The Army’s original complement of 39 S-70s was due to be supplemented by further follow-on orders, to provide the service with an additional infantry airlift capability. Perhaps the most

Airline Pax Face New Tax Airlines and the aviation industry have attacked a Government proposal foranew levy of $NZ1. 50 for airline passengers. Ansett New Zealand says passengers on medium distance flights already pay an average of $NZ40 in GST (goods and services tax) and various aviation taxes. The Civil Aviation Authority is considering the

Australian Airlines Fleet News The end for Australian Airlines was signalled on 06/05 when Boeing 737-376 VH-TAK ‘Daring’ was officially rolled out at Melbourne in the new colours of the Qantas Group. The colour scheme adopted is in fact the colour scheme presently carried by Qantas Airways with the only change being on the forward

10 Years Ago • The first RAF Lockheed TriStar 500 was placed into service on July 5 when 270 sol-diers were flown from RAF Brize Norton to Edmonton, Alberta. While four of the ex-British Airways TriStars are undergoing conversion to tanker configuration, two others are being used as transports pending their later modification. The RAF